Catherine Romanovna Vorontsov 1743–1810, wife of Michael Ivanovich, Prince Dashkov; headed the Imperial Academy of Sciences during the time of Catherine II; author of memoirs. Miniature portrait, 1777, Russia. Profile bust of a woman: high hairstyle, dark powdered hair decorated with white pearls. She wears a white dress à la chemise and a blue Levantine outer trimmed with fur. Inscription on the reverse: Princessa CR Daszkowa 1777. Miniature, height 4.8 cm, width 4.0 cm. Unknown artist. Secondary binding. Genres/themes: jewellery, aristocracy, costumes, hairstyles, profiles portraits, women., A small oval portrait set against a dark navy textured background shows a left-facing woman with pale skin and greyish hair styled high and adorned with a row of round white ornaments; she wears a low white garment visible at the neckline and a blue sleeve with brown trim, and the portrait is framed by a gold oval border.
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Catherine Romanovna Vorontsov 1743–1810, wife of Michael Ivanovich, Prince Dashkov; headed the Imperial Academy of Sciences during the time of Catherine II; author of memoirs. Miniature portrait, 1777, Russia. Profile bust of a woman: high hairstyle, dark powdered hair decorated with white pearls. She wears a white dress à la chemise and a blue Levantine outer trimmed with fur. Inscription on the reverse: Princessa CR Daszkowa 1777. Miniature, height 4.8 cm, width 4.0 cm. Unknown artist. Secondary binding. Genres/themes: jewellery, aristocracy, costumes, hairstyles, profiles portraits, women., A small oval portrait set against a dark navy textured background shows a left-facing woman with pale skin and greyish hair styled high and adorned with a row of round white ornaments; she wears a low white garment visible at the neckline and a blue sleeve with brown trim, and the portrait is framed by a gold oval border.

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Catherine Romanovna Vorontsov 1743–1810 wife Michael Ivanovich Prince Dashkov headed Imperial Academy Sciences time Catherine II author memoirs Miniature portrait 1777 Russia Profile bust woman high hairstyle dark powdered hair decorated white pearls wears white dress à la chemise blue Levantine outer trimmed fur Inscription reverse Princessa CR Daszkowa 1777 Miniature height 4.8 cm width 4.0 cm Unknown artist Secondary binding Genres themes jewellery aristocracy costumes hairstyles profiles portraits women small oval portrait set dark navy textured background left-facing woman pale skin greyish hair styled high adorned row round white ornaments low white garment visible neckline blue sleeve brown trim portrait framed gold oval border.

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